Show r E f tJilLLi1UAijJUilf u14 1 uUIIiUh rES traa IA PARADISE LOST let In 1 Set Ice fa By L G MOBERLY route 1 ml fff I m I pro o Copyright 1900 by Joseph B nowlcs road was an unwilling witness of that j llfrog 1II0slidyIlIc ot love scones in a garden Y Ih m Sat was In Itself an Idyll The murmur of voices from the been I path Immediately out he the enL en-L Into mnce to the pergola where I was bunging was tho first Intimation I EOT received that someone besides myself d at had discovered this fragrant corner of the that most lovely garden It was a mans volco that spoke tly a Irst In French eager Impetuous and Imagined youthful o de as I Beloved ho said Is It true Are and sure Will lovo bo enough jou r St t Enough Tho answer evidently natl came from a girl tho tones wero so fresh so clear but with a penetrating > the meetnes In them If you knew how WyO lad how glad I am that I am free I Et to choose love to follow my heart Love Is enough the I Tho last words wero very simply error said but they hold a depth of mean ire lag that made my foolish old heart I hu five a leap of sympathy Mrs Hut you glvo up so much he said I lerot doubtfully I take everything tho denb sacrifice Is all yours I I j death Sacrifice she cried a ring of glad j i pride In her voice Do you think I I min g care for rank and all that rank brings I I reap lam I glad I was born too late to have rltles to wear a crown that Is so thorny so I djma thorny sho repeated almost dream ticked Ujr I am free to gIve myself to you sacrifice sho laughed softly There es of Is no sacrifice In going Into Paradise mar As she spoko those words the two paused In their walk along the path his ud through the delicate wisteria and m a jbanksla leaves I caught a glimpse of Cal hem both h the They wore young but there was no Jy of mmaturlty or lack of purpose In either faco > causo Beloved he sad and his voice shook will you never regret all that taU BJOU will lose If you come Into Paradlsa rated rllh me I an Never she said quietly To en rpor Bier paradise with you Armand that Is I Salt enough And she turned her beautl 1 lit faco to his und let hIm kiss her per reen Bwftly on the lips unty I caught my breath as they turned way J Standing that evening on tho ter who race of the hotel watching a rosecol I 1 Jail red sunset behind tho groit pile of i dls llonte Rosa I saw the girl again She calljr gas walking across the garden anne I ne of + Iderly lady on one side of her the I was roung man on tho other orado Do you see that girl a hotel acquaintance < n as ac-quaintance asked eagerly I nodded In a Sho Is a creat personage In spite strict of her simple dress and manners Sho 13 the Princess Theresa daughter of rUn g of well and ho named the king a idls known and flourishing little kingdom atloa But for tho fate which has given e at her two elder sisters she would be ssed heIr to the throne she has no ctlon brothers As it Is I fancy It looks s Im is if I she Intended to renounce all regal rights and be happy In her own of aIn way with tho young fellow beside a-In a her Two years later as I was Journey being Ing homewards from a long tour In groin g far out the East which had taken me shot t kS In of reach of all newspapers or tidings of tho western world I resolved to d Ire 1 irged stay for a night or two In a town on my route which it so happened was tho capital of that kingdom where the tat In I Princess Theresas father reigned as Diking f the My thoughts naturally enough flew alnst back to her as I drove through thor tho-r Ad quaint and picturesque town and a lAd I ilvid picture of her as I had last seen sns her arose before my eyes As I drove by i I became aware that the streets were nlteil gaily decorated with flags and flowers layer and that peoples faces wore an unusual ythe un-usual look of festivity and rejoicing What Is happening I asked of my I I at driver Is this a national festival or loche the anniversary of some great vie bout tory od at I The gentleman does not know ho on said Our princess Is to be married e U so tomorrowthe crown princess tho or heir to tho throne be It understood he went on for the further enlighten egun tnent of my dull fore + gn understanding new understand-ing She marrIes our neighbor Prince neSan San Frederick and we rejoice New So I reflected the Princess There The-re Is resas eldest sister was to bo married mile nd no doubt the younger princess hellleJr would bo at the wedding I then and there resolved that I would ound oundW make at least an effort to see some W ting of the morrows ceremony berg The town was astir betimes and I iJey ias astir with the town to take my boldt placo as near as might be to tho steps point fjf tho fine cathedral In which I learned the wedding was to taKe place eO 1 found myself well amused watch from lag the guests stream Ito tho build I ttlng lng listening to the comments of tho topulace and learning from my neigh S0ffl9 bars who was this grundeo and who and that Then at last a murmur ran 1 IB luno The royal household is com lss I and I craned foward with them the-m the est to watch tho lords and ladles InCiting 1 Pa In-Citing pass up the steps Onco I i en BtatCl violently for I saw a faco I C3th hew but a taco grown from youth to manhood since I had seen It lasttho cites ffl face of tho man called Armand And bed st Well as tho youth all tho gladness akle tad J Bono out of It It was strong and I and pure us over but Inllnltely sad and 1 rt a5 antlered AI Next thpro camo a pause then a Sea h ware > of trumpets a great shout from the A multitude a pealing volume of 10 round from the and of k organ out a rope fe asulflcent state carriage Into tho sunshine on the steps there came leaning on tho old kings arm a tall form In trailing whlto garments her diamonds flashing till she seemed to move In a blaze of light And when I saw the face of the bride I caught my breath and uttered a low exclamation for the face under the bridal veil was not the face of a stranger I looked once again upon the face of the girl I bad seen walkIng walk-Ing with her lover In tho garden at sunset time the girl who had entered Into Paradise with Armand The same yet not the same Tho exquisite contour was there still tho eyes blue and deep as the sky overhead over-head the beautiful curves of mouth and chin the gleaming hair But tho coloring Instead of making me think of apple blossoms In spring was white white us a statue and tho radiance radi-ance was all gone The face was set and still as though carved out of marble mar-ble lovely beyond words but cold with a coldness that froze my heart I She passed Into tho building with that tree stately step I remembered then I turned with a question to a man behind me Yesthat Is the crown princess now Her elder sisters both died YesIt was sad very sad They said Ithe young Princess Theresa had been about to resign her royal rank to wed for love buther sisters had died and sho had become her fathers heir andwell of course It was easily to I be seen that she must wed the son of a royal house and so cn and so on I waited to hear no more I could not bear to see that beautiful cold face I again I It was a tiny churchyard on a hill side In Switzerland Below sit the waters of tho lake shimmered In the sunshine above Its terraces arose vineyard above vineyard till they wero lost in the woods that hung upon tho sides of the great brooding mountains moun-tains I walKed slowly along the little I paths among the graves reading the names of tho dead who lay In their peaceful resting place amongst the I roses All at once my slow steps wero arrested ar-rested a few feet In front of me I saw a woman in black and alone kneeling beside a grave over which was a trelliswork covered with white banksla roses Yes oh yes there was no mistaking her beautiful features Though years had gone by they had not dimmed her loveliness and though her eyes shone through a mist of tears their color was still tho same wonderful deep blue The grave was marked only by a simple stone No date was upon It no text there wero no wreaths upon the simple grass plot Only it was wrapped about by the trailing branch a f hN S J J o y i r c s 5 7a 1 r t r 1 I j F N 1 fiP 4 n ttA i 7 a Armandau revolrl es of the rose whose petals had made a pure whlto mantle upon the grass and the three words upon tho little stono seemed to me the most pathetic I had over road Armandau ovolr I have seen her once since then a crowned queen and her peoples idol She was drIving along the streets of her capital her little son by I her side sho was dressed all In while and her loveliness was something to dream of and remember I thought I had never seen a smile more infinitely sweet and yet the sadness in her eyes brought a mist before my own For a moment tho street tho people about me tho swiftly lolling carriage faded from my sight Instead 1 saw 11 faraway gaiden fragrant with the scent of pale wisteria lloweis and Ibanksla roses radiant with sunshine I full of the songs of birds tho glory of spring I saw the faco of a girl glad with a wonderful new gladness 1 heard a voice tho most soft and musical It has ever boon my lot to hear before or since say gently To enter Paradise with you Ar mand that Is enough The vision faded another took Its place A hillside cemetery tho deep still lake the brooding mountains roses rOBes all tho wayand a Httlo gitio amongst them a gravo whoso simple stono bears only thoso three bart words Armand au revolrl |